MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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